A Kenosha County father wants answers about why his 4-year-old daughter was left on a school bus for a second time by the same driver.

"And to sweep it under the rug the first time, and I have to find out from my daughter is unacceptable," the girl's father, Robert English, said.

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English said his 4-year-old daughter, Bailey, was left behind on a Trevor-Wilmot school bus, not once, but twice this school year, by the same driver, who he said wasn't disciplined the first time in November:

"She told me, 'Daddy I fell asleep on the bus.' And I go, 'You fell asleep on the bus?' And she goes, 'Yeah, I woke up in some person's driveway and the house,'" English said.

The latest incident happened Thursday. The driver works for Dousman Transport Company, which serves Trevor-Wilmot School District and other districts from Arrowhead to Mukwonago.

"This particular individual is not going to ever drive any of our school district's bus routes again," Trevor-Wilmot School Superintendent George Steffen said. "In neither case was the child alone on the bus, but that's still, the bus should not have left here with the child asleep on it."

The superintendent said the driver is supposed to clear the bus before leaving school property.

Engish said at his meeting with school and bus company leaders he was told the driver still hadn't been fired.

"And now you're going to tell me, she's no longer going to drive for our school, but she's going to drive for another district, and this could happen to somebody else's kid," English said.

On the bus company's website, their slogan says "We transport the world's most precious cargo." It also says, "The safety of your children is our primary goal."

The school superintendent was told the bus company is still investigating, including reviewing bus camera recordings.